71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Films in Progress 20. San Sebastian
Films in Progress 20. San Sebastian
Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori
Paraguay 
105 min.
It's Friday in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Victor, a 17 year-old barrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and can't take his eyes off the TV set in Mercado 4. He's offered the chance to deliver 7 boxes without knowing what they contain in exchange for $100. But what sounded like an easy job soon gets complicated. Something in the boxes is highly coveted. Víctor and his persecutors find themselves caught up in a crime they know nothing about.
Marcelo Gomes
Brazil 
109 min.
The film accompanies the reflections of Veronica, a young woman recently graduated from medical school assailed by doubts and uncertainties. She not only has reservations about her career and emotional ties, but also about herself and her ability to deal with life and her future prospects.
Benjamín Ávila
Argentina-Spain-Brazil 
110 min.
Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored Uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets Maria, who only has one name. Based on true facts, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is ?one about love?.
Marialy Rivas
Chile 
109 min.
Daniela, 18, has been raised in a conservative Evangelical family. Divided between her Christian guilt and her innate rebelliousness, Daniela lives a traumatic night of excess that will bring her parents' punishment and her own existential questioning. In this forced step into adulthood, Daniela will try to redeem herself from her torrid adolescent past, nonetheless encountering a new obstacle: the appearance of her first homosexual love.
Juan Andrés Arango
Colombia-Brazil-France 
90 min.
Tomas, a young black boy driven from Colombia's Pacific coast by the war, tries to get by in Bogota, a racist city with 8 million inhabitants. Looking for Jairo, his younger brother lost in the streets, Tomas sets out on an initiatory voyage that will test his courage in the face of fear, nostalgia and the wounds of the past to make a new start 2,600 above sea level.
Gabriel Mariño
Mexico 
93 min.
Maria's last day of class marks the start of a journey: she'll cross Mexico but doesn't really know why. What she does know is that this isn't a fun trip; she knows it's not something to write home about, it's something else, it's a journey that began in the depth of her dreams and in her broken heart.
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